South Korea Travel Planning – Newsletter 2 December 2018

Welcome to the South Korea Travel Planning fortnightly newsletter for 2 December 2018, which includes information to help you plan your trip to South Korea, top travel deals and articles about South Korea.

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South Korea Events

Autumn Foliage Planning

For those of you planning to visit South Korea from now to mid December you are almost definitely planning to try to see some of the glorious autumn foliage colours throughout South Korea.

I have found a very comprehensive guide on the Trazy website which includes detailed information about the fall colour dates and locations across all of South Korea from north to south. Click here to check it out and to incorporate into your itinerary planning.

South Korea Upcoming Events

The major upcoming events are below including how to book tickets for each event:

9 December 2018. SUPERSTAR: THE ORIGINAL in Seoul

Show Me the Money, the popular rap survival TV program that skyrocketed the careers of Cheetah, Soul Dive, iKON’s Bobby, Basick, Hangzoo, and many more, is set to gear up for a new tour starting in Seoul with the annual SUPERSTAR: THE ORIGINAL this December! To be held at the prestigious Korea University Hwa Jung Gymnasium, get ready to see Korea’s finest showcase of some of the best rap music today featuring hard-hitting flows from top rappers such as The Quiett, Changmo, Deepflow, and Nucksal. Book your SUPERSTAR: THE ORIGINAL in Seoul tickets now right here at Klook!

This is a great option to purchase either a one or two day ticket to see some great music in the lead up to Christmas. Trazy has tickets available for sale, but get in quickly to ensure you do not miss out!

25 December 2018. SUPERSTAR in Christmas in Bucheon

Show Me the Money, the popular rap survival TV program that skyrocketed the careers of Cheetah, Soul Dive, iKON’s Bobby, Basick, Hangzoo, and many more, is set to gear up for the festive season this year! To be held at the prestigious Bucheon Indoor Gymnasium, get ready to see Korea’s finest showcase of some of the best rap music today featuring hard-hitting flows from top rappers such as Nafla, Loopy, EK with MBA, and many more. Book your SUPERSTAR in Christmas tickets now right here at Klook!

5-6 January 2019. Golden Disc Awards in Seoul

The Golden Disc Awards are the annual 2 day K-pop music awards ceremony with an awesome line up of K-pop talent! Tickets will sell out quickly so get in as soon as possible to ensure you do not miss out!

Winter Events in South Korea

The Viva Ski Festival is a great option to combine skiing with a cultural experience in South Korea. Klook has on offer a great range of 3 day, 2 night packages from Seoul which includes round trip transfers, accommodation, equipment hire, admission, most meals and many more inclusions. Click here to check out the details through Klook.

5-27 January 2019 – Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival

The Hwacheon Sancheoneo Ice Festival is another great opportunity to go ice fishing within access from Seoul. Klook has a great one day package which includes admission and round trip transfers. 1+1 Promotion: Buy one ticket on Klook and get another one for free, promo valid until 27 Jan 2019!

Klook has a great option to book a day tour to one of the Hwacheon, Cheongpyeong, Pyeongchang or Gapyeong Ice Fishing Festivals depending on the date you choose. You have a choice of shuttle bus only or a full day tour including shuttle bus, entry ticket, breakfast, fishing rod and stool rental.

The Alpensia Ski Resort + Trout Ice Fishing Festival is a great option to visit the Alpensia Ski Resort and experience skiing, sledding and to visit the Pyeongchang Trout Festival to go ice fishing. You can easily book a two day package through Trazy which includes:

Featured South Korea Tours and Tickets – Snow Tours

The first winter snows have fallen in the northern part of South Korea and have also reached Seoul, so people start to turn their attention to planning their skiing and snow boarding trips for the winter season. Both Trazy and Klook have a great range of day trips and overnight skiing trips from Seoul to a wide range of ski resorts.

Top South Korea Travel Deals This Week

Voyagin Year End Sale Promotion

Voyagin is currently running their Year End Sale from 1 November 2018 to 6 January 2019 with the following coupon code discounts, note that this deal does not include discounts on Tokyo Disneyland or Tokyo Disneysea tickets or whole of Japan Rail Passes:

Tours4Fun December Travel Guide

Top Articles This Week From the Facebook Group

A Guide to Korean jjimjilbangs 찜질방 | Bathhouses in Korea by GrrrlTraveler

If you’ve followed any of my adventures while I was living in Korea, you’ll know that I love jjimjilbangs (aka bathhouses in Korea)! The reason is that Koreans know how to make the spa experience naturally healthy, economical, community-oriented and just plain fun. It’s not just taking a bath… it’s a bucket list experience!

Jjimjilbangs are 24 hour bathhouses in Korea, that also have spa facilities that can make the bath house experience feel like Disneyland. As the operating hours are 24 hours, you can also sleep in them. Click here to read more…

Every now and then we crave traveling to a place that feels completely different than where we happen to be. After spending a solid amount of time in Europe, we decided to take advantage of the specific visa rules that apply to Indian passport holders “transiting” via Korea to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Europe. We were in New Delhi and planning to go to Portugal, so this visa scheme worked wonderfully for us. We looked for the cheapest flights from New Delhi to Seoul and, next thing we knew, we were in the Gangnam District, eating Kimbap in the middle of the night. Those were the days!

Korea indeed felt different from Delhi or Lisbon. Koreans seems to be quite… Korean! What I mean to say is, that there are some places in the world that feel more unique than others. They’re not better or worse as destinations or even as places to live in. But from a visitor’s point of view, they seem appealing as they have a lot of unique peculiarities. Click here to read more…

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